Palpung New York

Chanting Practices to Dispel Obstacles and Bring About Auspicious Conditions
2021-06-12 08:00 - 2021-06-19 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The resident sangha of PTC will be participating in a variety of chanting events to dispel obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions. The dates are listed below.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public during our practice of Drolma Yuldok, Thursday through Sunday June 17 – 20. Drolma Yuldok is a long practice of Green Tara chanted twice a year to dispel obstacles for all beings and invite auspicious conditions, health, and good fortune.
If you feel unwell and/or have a fever, please do not visit the monastery. Tea will be served only to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home. All other areas of the Maitreya Center as well as all other buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available. Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants. While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit. All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.
To learn more about how to join us in light of our opening and the limited re-opening of the Maitreya Center, click here

June 12, 2021 – Saturday | Gya Shi, “The Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings”
Gya Shi is a practice involving four hundred offerings which is done as a means to purify obstacles created by the 4 maras (mental afflictions; attachment to happiness; clinging to the 5 skandhas; death). The four hundred offerings are described in the practice text below:

Namo!
The vast offerings of Gya Shi are dedicated to the accumulation of merit and wisdom.
Through the blessings of offering 100 tsa-tsa, may all beings engage in the 10 virtues and give up the 10 non-virtues.
Through the merit of offering 100 butterlamps, may all beings clear away the darkness of ignorance so that the 5 wisdoms may be realized.
Through the merit of offering 100 tormas, may all beings be free from famine.
Through the merit of offering 100 chambu (effigies), may all beings purify all karmic debt which makes harmful hindrances.
Though the blessing of reciting the profound sutras, may all beings always turn the wheel of dharma. Through the roots of virtue of offering 400, may myself and all patrons and their loved ones repay all karmic debts. May we perfect the two accumulations and attain the precious level of unsurpassable enlightenment.

June 13, 2021 – Sunday | Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra

Sherab Nyingpo is an obstacle averting practice that dispels unfavorable circumstances and prompts good conditions. The Heart Sutra is recited repeatedly as a means to purify obstacles created by the 4 maras (mental afflictions; attachment to happiness; clinging to the 5 skandhas; death). The practice invokes the blessings of Prajnaparamita, the Mother of all Buddhas.

June 17,18,19 2021 – Thursday – Saturday | Drolma Yuldok, a practice based on the 21 Taras

This is a three-day practice to remove obstacles and bring auspicious conditions.
You may view this practice remotely. For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
June 19, 2021 Saturday (following Drolma Yuldok chanting) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the 4 guests: the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.
June 20, 2021 Monday | Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
Sang is a special morning purification fire ceremony. It is an offering to all worldly gods and the 4 guests: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. This practice pacifies war, encourages peace and averts sickness. It also creates merit and concludes the year-end chanting by purifying any remaining obstacles.
For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made towards meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions towards these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
2021-06-14 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-06-21 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-06-28 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-05 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-12 19:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Due to the risks of covid and its variants, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here.

7:30-8:30pm | Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
Teachings on foundational Buddhist thought along with basic meditation instructions taught by resident teachers who have graduated from the PTC three-year retreat program. Appropriate for beginners and for anyone who would like to refresh their understanding of meditation or just meditate with a group. No prerequisites or attendance requirement, join us any Monday.
If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Study Group on The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
2021-06-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-06-22 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-06-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-07-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-07-13 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
In light of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery is temporarily suspending public events and attendance by visitors.

If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Led by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun, we will explore in depth The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva; a classic text in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism that remains vividly applicable to life in the 21st-century West. It was written by Gyalse Ngulchu Togme Zangpo, a humble 14th-century monk, as a reminder to himself of his aspirations for traveling the path of a bodhisattva and using everything that happened to him as a basis for awakening. How can a 14th-century Tibetan text be relevant to the very different lives we lead now? Because we still face the same basic human situations Togme Zangpo did in his day, and have the same emotional reactions that keep us cycling in samsara. Thus, Togme Zangpo’s advice remains as relevant today as when it was first composed.

We will be using two main books – Traveling the Path of Compassion by Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje and The Heart of Compassion by Dilgo Khyentse – as well as a supplementary book – Reflections on Silver River by Ken McLeod. They are recommended but not required for participation.

Newcomers are welcome any Tuesday. There are no prerequisites and no attendance requirement.

Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness, led by Lama Norgyal
2021-06-16 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-06-23 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-06-30 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-07 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-14 19:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Due to the risks of covid and its variants, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here.
7:30-8:30pm | Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness, led by Lama Norgyal
Please join us online as we chant this essential practice which can increase our healing powers so that we can help those in our lives who are struggling with illness and obstacles and also remove our own physical and mental suffering. An abbreviated version of the Chenrezig practice is inserted in the prayer which follows, known as the Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness.
The liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along, or silently read the translation.
If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Thursday Evenings - Chenrezig Practice
2021-06-17 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-06-24 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-01 19:30 - 20:00, 2021-07-08 19:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Due to the risks of covid and its variants, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here.
7:30-8:30pm | Chenrezig Practice
Please join us online as we chant and meditate in order to realize our inborn great compassion. Guru Vajradhara Tai Situ Rinpoche has said that, “Chenrezig is the embodiment of compassion, Bodhicitta. We reach Buddhahood intentionally, and the intention is Bodhicitta. That is what Chenrezig represents. The Chenrezig Sadhana is the most sacred and profound sadhana. By practicing it with awareness, you can attain Chenrezig’s enlightened body, speech, and mind.”
The liturgy is being screen shared. It is translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along, or silently read the translation.
If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
2021-06-19 06:30 - 08:00, 2021-06-26 06:30 - 08:00, 2021-07-03 06:30 - 08:00, 2021-07-10 06:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York)
The Maitreya Center of Palpung Thubten Choling reopened as of July 1, in accordance with New York State guidelines. However, because of heightened covid rates in the area, we will no longer be allowing people to come in person to the monastery classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. The classes will continue on Zoom as usual, they just will not be hybrid (combining both online and in person).
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

(Free of charge)

Commemoration of Father's Day
2021-06-20 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
The Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public for this event. To learn more about how to join us in light of our opening and the limited re-opening of the Maitreya Center, click here
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
Your Invited!
Please join us online in honoring all fathers through chanting the short practice of Chenrezig, the deity who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas, followed by recitation of Guru Rinpoche’s Seven Line Prayer.
The merit accumulated through participating in these inspiring practices will be dedicated to the countless beings who have been our fathers since beginningless time.
The chanting text will be screenshared and chanted at a comfortable pace.
1:30 pm | Chanting of Chenrezig and Guru Rinpoche’s Seven Line Prayer
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you feel unwell and/or have a fever, please do not visit the monastery.
Tea will be served only to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home.
All other areas of the Maitreya Center as well as all other buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available. Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants. While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit. All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors.
Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.

World Cleansing Smoke Offering (Dzamling Chisang)
2021-06-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
On this full moon day we will honor a vast mandala of local deities and protectors with a traditional morning fire ceremony (Sang) to bring renewed balance and energy to the world.
The Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public for this event.
You may also view this practice remotely. For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you feel unwell and/or have a fever, please do not visit the monastery.
Tea will be served only to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home.
All other areas of the Maitreya Center as well as all other buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available.
Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants.
While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit.
All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors.
Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised.
No pets please.

SPONSORSHIP
For those who wish to sponsor the chanting or tea served during the chanting, please be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You can your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:

Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.

Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-06-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery is temporarily closed to the public.
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.

Prayers for America
2021-07-02 06:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The July 4th Thousandfold Butterlamp Offering (Tong Chö) is dedicated to our nation, that wisdom and compassion increase during these uncertain times, and that mutual respect and good health extend throughout the world. Please join us by sponsoring butterlamps and prayers for the benefit of your family and friends, and for the welfare of all beings.
6:30am | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

The chanting session which follows is being offered remotely.
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.

10:00am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.
For those who wish to sponsor butterlamps, the chanting, or the tea served during the chanting, please be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
Click here to to sponsor butterlamps. To sponsor the chanting and tea service make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.

As of July 1 we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing us at: reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

Commemoration of Chökor Duchen
2021-07-14 06:30 - 12:00 UTC
The PTC sangha will be commemorating Chökor Duchen, the day that Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha first turned the Wheel of Dharma, teaching the Four Noble Truths.
After the Buddha realized awakening beneath the Bodhi tree, he remained in contemplation. At first he was reluctant to teach, fearing that people would not understand his message. Finally, encouraged by Indra and Brahma, he shared his discovery of the truth in his first teaching. This auspicious day is a “multiplying day” on which karmic results are said to be multiplied by one hundred million, so we make this a joyful opportunity to practice extra virtue.
6:30am | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

The chanting and teaching sessions which follow are being offered remotely.
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.

10:00am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.

1:30pm | A teaching on Buddha Shakyamuni’s life story and the Four Noble Truths.
For those who wish to sponsor butterlamps, the chanting, or the tea served during the chanting, please be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
Click here to to sponsor butterlamps. To sponsor the chanting and tea service make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.

Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As of July 1 we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing us at: reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.
